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Now in its Ninth Edition, this full-color text combines theoretical nursing concepts, step-by-step skills and procedures, and clinical applications to form the foundation of the LPN/LVN course of study. This edition features over 100 new photographs, exciting full-color ancillaries, end-of-unit exercises, and extensively updated chapters on nursing foundations, laws and ethics, recording and reporting, nutrition, fluid and chemical balance, safety, asepsis, infection control, and medication administration. Coverage includes new information on cost-related issues, emerging healthcare settings, concept mapping, malpractice, documentation and reporting, HIPAA, and more. All Gerontologic Considerations sections have been thoroughly updated by renowned experts. The LiveAdvise online tutoring and course assistance for students, powered by Smarthinking(TM), is available when you adopt this textbook. Visit connection.lww.com/liveadvise for more information on how this service can help your students!

Barbara Kuhn Timby is Nursing Professor, Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville, Michigan.

Fundamental Nursing Concepts
Exploring Contemporary Nursing	p. 1
Nursing Foundations	p. 2
Nursing Process	p. 16
Integrating Basic Concepts	p. 33
Laws and Ethics	p. 34
Health and Illness	p. 50
Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress	p. 60
Culture and Ethnicity	p. 71
Fostering Communication	p. 91
The Nurse-Client Relationship	p. 92
Client Teaching	p. 101
Recording and Reporting	p. 109
Fundamental Nursing Skills
Performing Basic Client Care	p. 133
Asepsis	p. 134
Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals	p. 163
Vital Signs	p. 184
Physical Assessment	p. 229
Special Examinations and Tests	p. 252
Assisting With Basic Needs	p. 287
Nutrition	p. 288
Fluid and Chemical Balance	p. 311
Hygiene	p. 358
Comfort, Rest, and Sleep	p. 387
Safety	p. 415
Pain Management	p. 434
Oxygenation	p. 458
Infection Control	p. 488
Assisting the Inactive Client	p. 515
Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving	p. 516
Therapeutic Exercise	p. 543
Mechanical Immobilization	p. 563
Ambulatory Aids	p. 584
The Surgical Client	p. 613
Perioperative Care	p. 614
Wound Care	p. 638
Gastrointestinal Intubation	p. 664
Promoting Elimination	p. 703
Urinary Elimination	p. 704
Bowel Elimination	p. 736
Medication Administration	p. 767
Oral Medications	p. 768
Topical and Inhalant Medications	p. 784
Parenteral Medications	p. 796
Intravenous Medications	p. 816
Intervening in Emergency Situations	p. 843
Airway Management	p. 844
Resuscitation	p. 859
Caring for the Terminally Ill	p. 875
End-Of-Life Care	p. 876
References and Suggested Readings	p. 893
Chapter Summaries	p. 914
Commonly Used Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 927
Glossary of Key Terms	p. 928
Index	p. 945
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